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Post by Bridget RA on Apr 20, 2009 11:43:07 GMT 1
Hello everyone
I am an IH member working towards my MRPCH (hopefully!). I am currently doing my PSYCHOLOGY PROJECT and am appealing for anyone who might let me use their horses?! I am going to need 10 to 15 horses, preferably horses that REAR but could also be other forms of napping.
Essentially without boring you all too much my project is regarding the effects of pacifiers (like blinkers) compared with other forms of visual impairment. Anyone who is interested I can send you a copy of the project proposal.
Depending on the horse/level of problem I expect I would need to spend a day with you and your horse. Essentially what I need to do is collect anecdotal and video evidence of the horse displaying the problem behaviours, then get video evidence of the horse in the same situation wearing pacifiers and finally using another form of visual impairment e.g. conventional blinkers, fly mask, riding at dusk, foggy weather etc.
PLEASE GET IN CONTACT VIA THIS DG IF YOU ARE AT ALL INTERESTED! MANY MANY THANK YOUS FOR READING!
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Post by mags on Apr 20, 2009 18:13:27 GMT 1
Your welcome to Jack but he isnt up to been ridden yet and sounds like you want ridden
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Post by potto on Apr 20, 2009 21:56:19 GMT 1
Hi bridget, i am currently using blinkers (the racing kind) with my boy to hack out with... and they have made a vast improvement...It is very noticiable riding with and without. You are most welcome to include him in your experiment if you wish. Feel free to pm
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Post by anniearab on Apr 20, 2009 22:48:21 GMT 1
Potto, hope you don't mind me asking but what has the blinkers improved, have often thought about using them on one of mine who gets over excited hacking
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Post by Chestnutmare on Apr 20, 2009 22:58:26 GMT 1
I would also like to know how blinkers have improved behaviour. My horse can be very nappy and is known to put the odd little rear in, she dosen't go high though. You could use her if you like just send a PM.
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Post by Emma R on Apr 20, 2009 23:51:06 GMT 1
Are you looking for horses in a particular area if you're thinking of spending a day with the horse? I have a horse who will rear full height and then try and spin and run back to the yard if you try and take her away from her friends - she did stop doing it at one yard but since mum got a horse and they became inseparable she is worse than ever. I was thinking of using the headgear Monty tried on a horse at Myerscough, I don't know if that's the pacifier you refer to? I'd be happy for her to be used in the study although if we move yards I don't know if we'll have anywhere off road where we could safely try riding in foggy weather or at dusk - for the others I could probably get someone to ride in front of her till we can get off road and then try and ride away from them but we may have to go on the roads first to get somewhere safe and then we would need good visibility for safety. The horse is in South Cheshire so if she sounds like the kind you want for your study and is in the right area PM me.
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Post by Bridget RA on Apr 23, 2009 10:12:52 GMT 1
Hello- thank you for replies so far. I have PM'd you all. I'm getting good at this DG thing!!
I'm in Norfolk so everything is far from me! I am prepared to travel but do need to keep costs down if at all possible. I will however consider anything and have family all over the place - Birmingham, Yorkshire, Southampton, Scotland, Bucks... so grand tour of the UK not out the question!!!
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Post by beanymare on Apr 26, 2009 21:53:31 GMT 1
Hi, I have an ex-racehorse I've recently bought who might be suitable. She has not raced since Oct 07, and was nicely reschooled by her trainer, but was bought by a lady who I think struggled with her, particularly out hacking. She does the classic whipping round when she gets stressed out hacking, then plunges on the spot, a combination of (small) rears and (small) bucks. Her behaviour is not classic napping, as oddly she will occasionally do it on the return journey to the yard. There appear to be certain trigger spots on hacks too. She's at a yard near Doncaster, and the roads for hacking would potentially be suitable to do dusk work etc. PM me if you are interested
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Post by eileen on May 17, 2009 21:26:59 GMT 1
Oh Bridget, thats fantastic news that you are in Norfolk, we so badly need an RA in this area, im not far from Kings Lynn/Downham Market are you anywhere near me? You dont have to give your exact location if you dont want to. Good luck with the project eileen x
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Post by jen1 on May 17, 2009 21:31:45 GMT 1
that would be interesting to read, OP, do blinkers them selves improve the horse or do they improve the perception of its human, i wish you the very best of luck, id love to do some work towards doing what your doing, sadly i dont have the academic brain(head injuryprevents me) needed for such a project, jen x
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Post by lc on May 20, 2009 13:09:39 GMT 1
Generally if there is something my pony doesn't like she will either freeze or run backward or try to turn round if really pushed she can rear but I usually don't push her that far! There are several things close to my yard that spark this, the main one being cows, since they have arrived hacking is a nightmare then there are chickens and strange horses up the byway, and horseradish is very scary too but I did manage to get her past that. She's usually better with another horse she will calm down when walking past the cows if another horse walks between her and them. I'm in Kent about 20 mins from M25 if we would be suitable for your study?
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Post by malikariverbaby on May 20, 2009 14:16:16 GMT 1
Hi You could use River but you would have to come to France . We backed him last year and he is as good as gold as long as you want a pony who just stands still. Ask him to go forward and he starts conducting with his head.
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Post by Trouble on May 21, 2009 15:10:36 GMT 1
Are you looking for horses that rear for unknown reasons? Or just rear in general...Snip rears and naps VERY badly, but it is all rooted from his stomach ulcer problems, although he is clear of them at the moment and we are still getting a lot of napping still...I'm in east anglia (near peterborough)
Happy o help if he's the sort you need!
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Post by beanymare on May 21, 2009 20:00:04 GMT 1
Trouble - interested to hear that your horse's napping problems are rooted in his ulcers. Do you mean a response to pain/ discomfort?
My horse naps and whips round out hacking and has recently been diagnosed with two gastric ulcers. She is coming back into work this weekend, and I'm wondering how long it will take before she can separate the behaviour as a response to pain (which hopefully should be going/gone) and the behaviour as an automatic response because she's just got into the habit
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Post by Bridget RA on May 21, 2009 20:28:00 GMT 1
Hi Eileen,
I'm a long long way from being an RA but am plodding hopefully in that direction!!!
I'm on the coast south of Cromer, north of Yarmouth.
Thanks for the support! x
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